This Tuesday, we did a mock trial about the Tell Tale heart by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is about a psychopath who kills an old man because he thinks his eye is evil. The man throws a bed on top of the old man and kills him. However when police arrive, the psychopath hears the old man's voice and admits that he killed the man. I was the killer in the mock trial. I had many attorneys helping me including, Emily, Ela and Xavier. They helped defend me and eventually helped me win the case, technically. While the prosecution side was talking, my attorneys made a lot of objections. Towards the end of the trial they called me up to the stand. I answered questions about the murder towards the defense. Then the prosecution side asked me questions. It got super tense as Jeanette started asking me her questions. I started acting crazy and everyone liked my acting skills. When the jury went outside, everyone got up and talked to me. When the jury went back inside, none of them looked at me. Which was bad because I knew that the jury never looks at a man that they convict. However, the jury said that I was not guilty. This made me very happy. Adi for some reason said that I was guilty, but everyone else said that I wasnt. But by the time she said this, Mr. Jones already hit his gavel. So that means that I won, technically. I felt pretty good after the trial. I had fun and so did my class.
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